Heatherly v. Hilton Hawaiian Village Joint Venture

KLEIN, Justice.

The plaintiffs-appellants (the Bellhelp) are all bellhops of various hotels located throughout Hawaii, with the exception of Anthony Rutledge (Rutledge), who is the Financial Secretary/Treasurer of Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees, Local 5 (Local 5). The defendants-appellees (the Hotels) are hotels, or companies that own the hotels, which employ the Bellhelp.

The Bellhelp appeal from the first circuit court judgment, filed February 16, 1993, granting the Hotels’ motion for summary judgment or in the alternative for partial summary judgment. The circuit court determined…